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Schools in Cooper Township

Cooper Township’s public schools

Plankinton School District 01-1 and White Lake School District 01-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cooper Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in South Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 25% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Plankinton School District 01-1
Students per teacher
9.6
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
392 students on the public path
In brief

Cooper Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cooper Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Plankinton Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 89%); White Lake Middle School - 03 lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Cooper Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Plankinton High School - 01 and White Lake High School - 01. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cooper Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Plankinton School District 01-1.

Two districts serve Cooper Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Plankinton School District 01-1Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 291 students · 9.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$16,296SD $13,040 · FY2024
A−
White Lake School District 01-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 125 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$16,710SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Plankinton School District 01-162%
State average 51% · 116 students tested
Math · PK–12, Plankinton School District 01-152%
State average 42.2% · 141 students tested
Reading · PK–12, White Lake School District 01-322%
State average 51% · 67 students tested
Math · PK–12, White Lake School District 01-337%
State average 42.2% · 67 students tested

Cooper Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Cooper Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cooper Township—Plankinton School District 01-1 PK–12 · White Lake School District 01-3 PK–12
Pleasant Valley—Wessington Springs School District 36-2 PK–12 · Plankinton School District 01-1 PK–12 · White Lake School District 01-3 PK–12
Firesteel—Plankinton School District 01-1
Eureka—Plankinton School District 01-1 PK–12 · White Lake School District 01-3 PK–12
Lake—White Lake School District 01-3

3 of the 4 neighbors share Plankinton School District 01-1 with Cooper Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Cooper Township

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cooper Townshipin other towns
Plankinton Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plankinton
A
132 students10:1Rate it →
White Lake Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · White Lake
B−
62 students10:1Rate it →
Plankinton Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Plankinton
C+
49 students14:1Rate it →
White Lake Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · White Lake
D−
30 students10:1Rate it →
Plankinton High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Plankinton
D
86 students10:1Rate it →
White Lake High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · White Lake
B−
33 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Cooper Township’s schools

Are Cooper Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cooper Township. Plankinton School District 01-1 and White Lake School District 01-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cooper Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cooper Township in?

Plankinton School District 01-1 and White Lake School District 01-3.

Where do Cooper Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Plankinton High School - 01 and White Lake High School - 01.

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What Cooper Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.